Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Juxtaposition

I love that word...juxtapostion...and love how it subtly worked on this layout. Inspired by Loretta's page map, I first went to create this all-boy page of my son Zach in the snow after returning not too many weeks before from the World Series game in New York. But once I got the winter/boy themed page together, it wasn't quite right. I decided to let my title lead me. I pulled out my stash of Prima and started to work. I thought the white-pink pearl flourish would be great to symbolize the wind of winter, so I cut a piece away and added it to the photo with a snowflake attached with a pearl brad. I just couldn't resist that pinky-pearly butterfly, so I thought what other better way to capture the dreams of spring. Butterflies and snowflakes; pearls and boys; winter and spring. Now there's juxtaposition in its finest.